2008 National Leaders Tackles For Loss - All Games through 11/15/2008
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarron Gilbert | SJSU | SR | DL | 11 | 21.5 | 112 | 1.96 |
| 2 | Jammie Kirlew | Indiana | JR | DL | 11 | 18.5 | 101 | 1.68 |
| 3 | William VanDeSteeg | Minnesota | SR | DL | 11 | 18.0 | 89 | 1.64 |
| 3 | Brandon Graham | Michigan | JR | DL | 10 | 18.0 | 88 | 1.80 |
| 5 | Jerry Hughes | TCU | JR | DL | 11 | 17.5 | 120 | 1.59 |
| 5 | Aaron Maybin | Penn State | SO | DL | 11 | 17.5 | 89 | 1.59 |
| 7 | Nick Reed | Oregon | SR | DL | 11 | 16.5 | 81 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Everette Brown | FSU | JR | DL | 10 | 16.0 | 92 | 1.60 |
| 8 | Will Tukuafu | Oregon | JR | DL | 11 | 16.0 | 68 | 1.46 |
| 8 | Alex Carrington | Ark St | JR | DL | 9 | 16.0 | 67 | 1.78 |
| 11 | Carl Ihenacho | SJSU | JR | DL | 11 | 15.5 | 79 | 1.41 |
| 11 | Paul Kruger | Utah | SO | DL | 11 | 15.5 | 71 | 1.41 |
| 11 | C.J. Wilson | ECU | JR | DL | 10 | 15.5 | 64 | 1.55 |
| 11 | Sean Weatherspoon | Missouri | JR | LB | 11 | 15.5 | 64 | 1.41 |
| 11 | Brit Miller | Illinois | SR | LB | 11 | 15.5 | 63 | 1.41 |
| 16 | Brandon Lang | Troy | JR | DL | 10 | 15.0 | 95 | 1.50 |
| 17 | Phillip Hunt | Houston | SR | DL | 10 | 14.5 | 89 | 1.45 |
| 17 | Corey Wootton | N'western | JR | DL | 11 | 14.5 | 82 | 1.32 |
| 17 | James Holt | Kansas | SR | LB | 11 | 14.5 | 65 | 1.32 |
| 17 | Mitch King | Iowa | SR | DL | 11 | 14.5 | 63 | 1.32 |
| 21 | Jake Paulson | Air Force | SR | DL | 11 | 14.0 | 67 | 1.27 |
| 21 | Victor Butler | Oregon St | SR | DL | 10 | 14.0 | 59 | 1.40 |
| 21 | Kevin Basped | Nevada | SO | DL | 10 | 14.0 | 58 | 1.40 |
| 24 | Dontay Moch | Nevada | SO | DL | 10 | 13.5 | 88 | 1.35 |
| 24 | Zack Follett | California | SR | LB | 10 | 13.5 | 75 | 1.35 |
| 24 | Frank Zombo | C Mich | JR | DL | 10 | 13.5 | 51 | 1.35 |
| 24 | Aaron Curry | Wk Forest | SR | LB | 10 | 13.5 | 43 | 1.35 |
| 28 | Brian Orakpo | Texas | SR | DL | 10 | 13.0 | 79 | 1.30 |
| 28 | Dexter Davis | Ariz St | JR | DL | 10 | 13.0 | 77 | 1.30 |
| 28 | Keaton Kristick | Oregon St | JR | LB | 10 | 13.0 | 50 | 1.30 |
| 28 | Greg Akinbiyi | Duke | SR | DL | 10 | 13.0 | 48 | 1.30 |
| 32 | Slade Norris | Oregon St | SR | DL | 10 | 12.5 | 94 | 1.25 |
| 32 | Clint Sintim | Virginia | SR | LB | 10 | 12.5 | 87 | 1.25 |
| 32 | Eric Norwood | S Carolina | JR | LB | 11 | 12.5 | 72 | 1.14 |
| 32 | Orion Martin | Va Tech | SR | DL | 10 | 12.5 | 69 | 1.25 |
| 32 | Herbert Felder | New Mexico | SR | LB | 12 | 12.5 | 58 | 1.04 |
| 32 | Scott McKillop | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 9 | 12.5 | 53 | 1.39 |
| 32 | Cody Brown | U Conn | SR | DL | 10 | 12.5 | 50 | 1.25 |
| 32 | Bruce Miller | UCF | JR | DL | 10 | 12.5 | 47 | 1.25 |
| 40 | Michael Johnson | Ga Tech | SR | DL | 10 | 12.0 | 72 | 1.20 |
| 40 | Jason Worilds | Va Tech | SO | DL | 10 | 12.0 | 52 | 1.20 |
| 40 | Brian Price | UCLA | SO | DL | 10 | 12.0 | 52 | 1.20 |
| 40 | Pete Tverdov | Rutgers | SR | DL | 10 | 12.0 | 45 | 1.20 |
| 40 | Ivon Hickmon | MTSU | SR | LB | 10 | 12.0 | 35 | 1.20 |
| 45 | James Lockett | Tulsa | JR | DB | 10 | 11.5 | 69 | 1.15 |
| 45 | Ndamukong Suh | Nebraska | JR | DL | 11 | 11.5 | 60 | 1.05 |
| 45 | David Veikune | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 10 | 11.5 | 45 | 1.15 |
| 45 | Malcolm Sheppard | Arkansas | JR | DL | 10 | 11.5 | 38 | 1.15 |
| 45 | Aaron Morgan | La-Monroe | JR | DL | 11 | 11.5 | 38 | 1.05 |
| 45 | Navorro Bowman | Penn State | FR | LB | 11 | 11.5 | 29 | 1.05 |
| 45 | Derek Nicholson | FSU | SR | LB | 10 | 11.5 | 25 | 1.15 |
| 45 | Joe Henderson | UAB | SR | LB | 10 | 11.5 | 25 | 1.15 |
| 53 | Brandon Williams | Texas Tech | JR | DL | 10 | 11.0 | 101 | 1.10 |
| 53 | Stryker Sulak | Missouri | SR | DL | 11 | 11.0 | 69 | 1.00 |
| 53 | George Selvie | S Florida | JR | DL | 9 | 11.0 | 61 | 1.22 |
| 53 | Joshua McNary | Army | SO | LB | 10 | 11.0 | 51 | 1.10 |
| 53 | Kurtis Taylor | Iowa State | SR | DL | 11 | 11.0 | 46 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Torrell Troup | UCF | JR | DL | 10 | 11.0 | 42 | 1.10 |
| 53 | Michael Bennett | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 10 | 11.0 | 40 | 1.10 |
| 53 | Jason Phillips | TCU | SR | LB | 10 | 11.0 | 33 | 1.10 |
| 53 | Zach Arnett | New Mexico | SR | LB | 12 | 11.0 | 33 | 0.92 |
| 62 | Cameron Sheffield | Troy | JR | DL | 10 | 10.5 | 61 | 1.05 |
| 62 | Larry English | N Illinois | SR | DL | 10 | 10.5 | 60 | 1.05 |
| 62 | Jeremy Beal | Oklahoma | SO | DL | 10 | 10.5 | 56 | 1.05 |
| 62 | Diyral Briggs | BGSU | SR | DL | 10 | 10.5 | 48 | 1.05 |
| 62 | Antonio Coleman | Auburn | JR | DL | 10 | 10.5 | 43 | 1.05 |
| 62 | Brandon Harold | Kansas St | FR | DL | 11 | 10.5 | 41 | 0.96 |
| 62 | David Nixon | BYU | SR | LB | 11 | 10.5 | 38 | 0.96 |
| 62 | Peria Jerry | Miss | SR | DL | 9 | 10.5 | 36 | 1.17 |
| 62 | Robert Ayers | Tennessee | SR | DL | 10 | 10.5 | 36 | 1.05 |
| 62 | Lawrence Young | UCF | SO | LB | 10 | 10.5 | 35 | 1.05 |
| 62 | B.J. Williams | SDSU | SO | DL | 10 | 10.5 | 31 | 1.05 |
| 73 | Trevor Anderson | Mich St | JR | DL | 11 | 10.0 | 68 | 0.91 |
| 73 | Cody Grimm | Va Tech | JR | LB | 10 | 10.0 | 65 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Junior Galette | Temple | JR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 64 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Brad Ohrman | E Mich | FR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 58 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Coleby Clawson | BYU | JR | LB | 11 | 10.0 | 58 | 0.91 |
| 73 | Jamaal Westerman | Rutgers | SR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 52 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Lamonte Nelms | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 50 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Ryan Kerrigan | Purdue | SO | DL | 11 | 10.0 | 45 | 0.91 |
| 73 | Rolando McClain | Alabama | SO | LB | 11 | 10.0 | 43 | 0.91 |
| 73 | Dion Gales | Troy | SR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Darryl Richard | Ga Tech | SR | DL | 10 | 10.0 | 37 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Cody Moore | TCU | SR | DL | 11 | 10.0 | 37 | 0.91 |
| 73 | Casey Matthews | Oregon | SO | LB | 11 | 10.0 | 35 | 0.91 |
| 73 | Nick Johnson | ECU | JR | LB | 10 | 10.0 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Mason Foster | Washington | SO | LB | 10 | 10.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Austin Pritchard | W Mich | JR | LB | 11 | 10.0 | 28 | 0.91 |
| 73 | Vincent Rey | Duke | JR | LB | 10 | 10.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 90 | Sergio Kindle | Texas | JR | LB | 11 | 9.5 | 62 | 0.86 |
| 90 | Connor Barwin | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 10 | 9.5 | 50 | 0.95 |
| 90 | Josh Shaw | Idaho | SR | DL | 11 | 9.5 | 46 | 0.86 |
| 90 | Quentin Davie | N'western | SO | LB | 11 | 9.5 | 45 | 0.86 |
| 90 | Ryan Winterswyk | Boise St | SO | DL | 10 | 9.5 | 44 | 0.95 |
| 90 | Youri Yenga | SMU | SO | DL | 11 | 9.5 | 44 | 0.86 |
| 90 | Rennie Curran | Georgia | SO | LB | 11 | 9.5 | 43 | 0.86 |
| 90 | Ryan D'Imperio | Rutgers | JR | LB | 10 | 9.5 | 39 | 0.95 |
| 90 | Ricky Sapp | Clemson | JR | DL | 9 | 9.5 | 37 | 1.06 |
| 90 | Blake Boyd | Western Ky | JR | LB | 10 | 9.5 | 32 | 0.95 |
| 90 | Travis Lewis | Oklahoma | FR | LB | 10 | 9.5 | 32 | 0.95 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.